Why CLH beats the market
Up 168% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
- Its profit per share tripled,
CLH's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 9. Trading went back to normal after a busy day (3 chart checks stopped).
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Up 168% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
| The company | Profit up 36% to $528M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.5% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
CLH is #144 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 24, before the open (in 106 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.9B, 21% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.93 a share, from $2.21.
“This was driven by considerable emergency response activity, including one substantial event that generated approximately $120 million of revenue at emergency response rates, given the scale and expedited timeframe of the work.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Service | $1.5B | $1.3B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 28)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | $1.44B to $1.48B |
“Underlying disposal and recycling demand remained healthy, with deferred revenue increasing 20% due to our backlog of waste and growing sales pipeline.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count fell 0.7% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | +2.4% | +0.1% | -5.8% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +9.0% | +7.5% | +2.3% |
| May 6, 2026 | -3.0% | -8.2% | -5.5% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $6B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 31.0, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider bought $39K across 1 filing, and 3 insiders sold $1.3M across 3 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:
5 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CLH is under 0.1% of SCHG and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Clean Harbors Inc is an environmental and industrial services provider that provides parts cleaning and related environmental services to commercial, industrial, and automotive customers. Its business segments are Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. Environmental Services includes waste collection, transportation, treatment, recycling, and disposal, along with industrial maintenance services. Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions provides used oil collection and manufactures base oil, vacuum gas oil, and lubricants. The company generates the majority of its revenues from the Environmental Services segment and operates in the United States, with maximum revenue, and Canada.
“Due to the variety of services and products offered, we face competition from companies in various industries across all lines of business.”
CLH scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #144 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 168% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CLH scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #144 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CLH's 9.
One insider bought $39K across 1 filing, and 3 insiders sold $1.3M across 3 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Karyn Polito, Director, who bought $39K on Oct 29. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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